The Team

Pawan Kapoor : Managing Director

A Class I Marine Engineer, Mr. Kapoor has a vast and varied working experience of
over 27 years, which ranges from being a hands-on engineer, to a workshop manager,
to a mentor and guide, to a Chief Executive. He has lead teams of professionals
and educationists for development of world-class training and educational establishments.

Dr. Poonam Kapoor : Director

A Ph.D. in Economics from university of Mumbai; her study focussed on International
Trade in Services with special focus on Maritime Transport Services. Dr. Kapoor
is also a professional counsellor and has worked extensively with children, young
adults, professionals, and helped them overcome their physical, mental, attitudinal
and emotional problems.

Rajiv Kumar Seth : Director

Mr. Seth brings with him rich experience of over 22 years of developing and running
several successful business ventures, of which he continues to be a part. He is
one of the founder Directors of M/s Vikrant Submersible Pumps Pvt. Ltd., Raipur,
established in 1987, a company well known for manufacturing submersible pumps. He
is also a working partner of M/s A R Enterprises, Raipur, a firm engaged in civil,
earth & pipeline work of Public Health Engineering Department of Chhattisgarh State.
Mr. Seth is also a founder member & adviser of C G State Pump Drip-Sprinkler Manufacturers
& Distributors Association, Raipur.

Praveen Rai: Executive Director (Operations)

A qualified Master Mariner with 13 years of sailing experience and about 4years onboard training experience.
He has been associated with ISF group since June 2011, on various projects involving creating Shipboard Documentation
(Safety and Security Manuals and on-board Checklists), conducting of courses in Classroom and ECDIS Simulators, as well as developing
Training Modules on various marine subjects, Initial HSSEQ setup/Interim ISM & ISPS Audit preparations on new takeover vessels, etc.
Since August 2013 to Nov 2015 he has been heading the Research , Design & Development wing of the ISF group, in the capacity of Senior Manager.
Presently he is overseeing the overall execution of operations at ISF.

Shreya Warang: Assistant Manager & Coordinator.

She is a B.Com Graduate with over 4 years of work experience in Client / Customer Support & Coordination.
She has been associated with ISF since June 2014 and oversees the overall Coordination & Management of the various operational
matters & activities of the group.

Supriya Kulkarni: Assistant Manager & Coordinator.

She is a B.Com Graduate with over 5 years of work experience in Project Coordination. She has been associated with ISF since September
2014 and oversees the overall Coordination & Management of the various operational matters & activities of the group.

Arvind L Yadav : Team Leader- Software Programmer

A Master of Computer Application from University of Mumbai involved in developing
Web and Window based application for maritime and non maritime sectors.

Sumit M Rahul : Senior Software Programmer

A Master of Computer Management from University of Nagpur, involved as Web and Window
based training and assessment programs and various applications.

Shweta Gawkar: Junior Software Programmer

She is BSC IT graduate with about a year work experience as Junior Web developer. She has been associated with ISF since Jan 2016 and assists in
the designing, development and testing activities of the group’s Software division.

Sachmukh Bhosle:Account Officer

He is in charge of account department of the group. He is responsible for handling
all the account related work of the group.

Umesh Shetty: Administration. Account and Project Support

He is a B.Com Graduate. He provides support for administrative, accounts, projects related tasks and overall operational activities of the group.

Ganesh Nadar: Administration. Account and Project Support

He is a B.Com Graduate. He provides support for administrative, accounts, projects related tasks and overall operational activities of the group.

Bharati Nandan Bera

An Extra First Class Engineer's with 30 Years of Academic and Administrative Experience
in the field of Marine Engineering Education, Training and Research). Amongst several
academic assignments during his illustrious career, he has been Professor, Department
of Marine Engineering, C.V. Raman College Of Engineering, Bhubaneshwar, Technical
Director at Applied Research International, New Delhi, Director at Tolani Maritime
Institute, Director at Directorate of Marin e Engineering Training, Kolkata, and
Vice-Principal at L B S Nautical and Engineering College, Mumbai. Mr. Bera also
has fifteen Years of sea-going experience as Engineer Officer in various capacities.

Arvind Sharma

He is a Class One Marine Engineer with extensive experience on board OIL / CHEMICAL
PRODUCT /LPG vessels with multi-national owners. He is sailing as Chief Engineer
since 2004, mostly for Yard Delivery of Product & Chemical Tankers as a Management
Level Officer.

Rajinder Singh

A qualified Master Mariner with a 17 years sailing experience on various oil & chemical
tankers. He is experienced in onboard training on various type of vessels. He has
been involved in Audits, onboard surveys, various shore based training and documentation
projects of the ISF group.

Pradyot Joshi

Pradyot Joshi , does research in training methods blending electronic presentation
methods with classroom and on-board learning. He has sailed for 25 years, 9 in command
of tankers, and thereafter for 5 years developed e-learning products for the world's
leading provider of maritime CBT's of that time. His firm Seek Research and Consultations
Pvt. Ltd focuses on the Human Element in operational services and at Sea.

Saket Redij

A master Mariner with 13 years of Sailing Experience on oil tanker and bulk carrier.
He has accomplished various projects which include Navigational audit, Safety and
security audit, ISM Audit and Pollution prevention audit. Was associated with conducting
customized training onboard various oil and chemical tankers. Saket has been providing
his services to conduct pre-vetting inspection and pre-vetting preparations. Saket
is also involved in various shore based training course and development of quality
documentation.

Sunesra Mohammad Ishhak

A B.E. in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from University of Mumbai,
he is a faculty member for practical’s for Electronics, Controls and Automation,
Electronically Controlled Diesel Engines, etc.

Jawahar Docca

A chief engineer with experience of years, he is involved in evaluation of SSTP
and DLP modules for ISF.

Rajendra Deshpande

He has sailed as a Chief Engineer on Ships (Tankers, Product Tankers, Bulkcarrier)
for 10 years and has been involved in Maritime training for 15 years. He conducts
audits onboard for ISF.

Najib Peshimam

He joined the merchant navy in 1976 and has over 20 years of sea going experience
in various capacities on Car Carriers, Containers, Bulk Carriers & Self un-loaders.
For more than 5 years he headed T.S.Rahaman, the Oldest Maritime Training Institute
as the Captain Superintendent.